Fun things to do in #Toronto March & April 2013

Stuff in the hood. Even the dead shall rise and seek out adventure and excitement in the big city of TO. I hope it warms up soon!

International Bicycle Show Fri to Sun, Mar 1-3.
Toronto Roller Derby League.
Toronto Beaches Lions Easter Parade Sun Apr.
Toronto Sugarbush Maple Syrup Festival Mar 2 - April 7.
Toronto Rock Lacrosse
Toronto FC Home Opener Sat Mar ?

Megaspeed Custom Car and Truck Show Fri to Sun, Mar 22-24.

Toronto ComicCON and Toronto AnimeCON Sat to Sun, Mar 9-10? Come for the costumes, read a few comics.
Spring Fling March Break Fri to Fri, Mar ?.
Fashion Week Mon to Sat, Mar?
St Patricks Day Parade Sun Mar 17.
Canada Blooms Tue to Sun, Mar 15-24.

International Spring Motorcycle Show Sat to Sun, Mar 16-17.
Canadian Music Fest Tue to Sun, Mar 19-24.
AMA Supercross Sat Mar 23.

Toronto Roller Derby League: Quad City Chaos Sat to Sun?.
Earth Hour Sat Mar? at 8:30pm.

Bazaar of the Bizarre: Spring Marketplace Sunday Apr?
Toronto Wine and Cheese Show Fri to Sun, April 5-7.

Toronto Pillow Fight 2012: Saturday Apr 6, starting at 8pm

Toronto Blue Jays

Toronto Roller Derby League
National Motorcycle and Tattoo Show Sat to Sun, Apr 13-14.

Wizard World Toronto ComicCon Sat to Sun, Apr?

If we are lucky it will be an early spring and the Cherry Blossoms with fill the trees and the air with their scent at places like High Park, above. Check out the 2012 blossoms here.

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Bravo! #Toronto

For being so interesting. Here is a photo mega-post of things I have seen around Metropolitan Toronto.

A masked swimmer waits for the Polar Bear Dip at Sunnyside Beach

Gregory Alan Elliott's red heart

Pink bike in Graffiti Alley

Weird ants take part in a Buskerfest

Megaspeed show models

CAW dirigible in a protest parade

Disco Nathan Phillips Square

Chinatown festival

Cosplay participant looking forward to the Hobbit

Bollywood festival at City Hall

Ferries in the fog

Street hockey

Window shopping

The Occupy Toronto occupod by GAE

Flat track Toronto Roller Derby hug

Them, Us and You graffiti

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Variety, the spice of life

I sit here with a pain in my knee waiting to go into #Toronto for all the wonderful events that are planned for today - the Bloor-Yorkville Holiday Magic (with singer Matt Dusk), the 100th Grey Cup Festival and the Cavalcade of Lights at City Hall. You can catch my coverage of these events a little later on today or tomorrow, until then here are a variety of shots for your viewing pleasure. One of my favourite places to go into is Brookfield Place on Bay Street - they almost always have something cool going on.

Toronto Roller Derby

Dina Pugliese from Breakfast Television at a Fashion Cares event

The fire at Gould and Yonge Streets - only gravel remains on the site now

The undead at the Toronto Zombie Walk

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Top ten #Toronto Weekend Events Aug 23-26

You should always stop and smell the roses on weekdays, but the weekend is for action, adventure and excitement. Welcome to Toronto - with the largest city population in Canada and number five in North America. This coming weekend has a ton of fun stuff that you can do something a little different, or have fun with some typical weekend activities from Thursday August 23 to Sunday August 26, 2012.

10. Rastafest - Saturday, Downsview Park
9. NBA 3X Experience - Saturday and Sunday, Yonge-Dundas Square.
8. Dog Stars at PawsWay - Saturday at Harbourfront
7. Family Fun Festival - Saturday at Trinity Bellwoods Park.
6. Go Topless Day - 1pm Sunday at Kew Beach.
5. Aloha Toronto Beach Party - Friday to Sunday, Woodbine Beach
4. Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) - on at Exhibition Place until Labour Day.
3. Toronto Roller Derby - Semi-final Saturday, Downsview Park.
2. Scotiabank Buskerfest - Thursday to Sunday, St Lawrence Market.
1. FanExpo Canada - Thursday to Sunday, Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

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#Toronto Roller Derby: Block'n Roll all night

Pump up the Jammers and let the action begin as the @TORollerDerby straps on their skates for the semi-final battle in the ladies flat track roller derby on Saturday August 25, 2012.

The pivot and blockers try to stop the jammer (Bambi)

The ToRD stands at the Bunker in Downsview Park will be full of cheering fans as the full contact sport brings out two games in this special double header night of action. First up at 6pm is an International game with the Death Track Dolls against the Nickel City Knockouts from Buffalo, New York. The second bout starts at 8pm and features the Gore-Gore Rollergirls (Toronto's savage sweethearts on wheels) against the Smoke City Betties competing to go into the finals against defending champions Chicks Ahoy.

Doors open at 5pm and tickets are $18 at the door (buy in advance and save $6!). You can pick up a slice of pizza at the track and enjoy some adult beverages in the licensed arena. Beside stand seating you can bring your folding chairs and blankets.

"The Toronto Roller Derby League is an independently founded organization, 100% owned and operated by the skaters and referees. Established in 2006, the league is now comprised of four home teams: the Gore-Gore Rollergirls, the Smoke City Betties, the Chicks Ahoy!, the Death Track Dolls, farm team the D-VAS, and two travel teams; the Bay St. Bruisers and the all-star CN-Power."

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Clam Slam 2012

Pride usually goeth before the fall, in this case Pride happens with the fall! #Toronto @TORollerDerby shows the colours as the all queer roller derby event takes place at the Bunker on Friday, June 29, 2012. The bout is an official Pride Toronto event that will feature plenty of falls, slams, blocks and most definitely some bruising - falls come with a price dontchaknow.

"Clam Slam is the annual Pride week face off between Vagine Regime Canada and the Clam Diggers; both teams comprised of skaters from various leagues across North America! Clam Slam happens Friday June 29th, at The Bunker, Downsview Park. If you are interested in skating in Clam Slam, please contact the organizers at clamdiggers09@gmail.com. Tickets will be on sale online and in stores later this week."

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Tara's Stunning Tattoos Represent Clarity and Freedom

I was riding my bike along the water and the Belt Parkway in South Brooklyn last month, when a woman passed me on her roller skates, headed in the other direction.

I quickly reversed directions and caught up with her because I wanted to ask her about her half-sleeve:

It's really quite stunning, and I was interested in who was the artist responsible for this work. Tara credited Christian Masot at Silk City Tattoo in Hawthorne, New Jersey. I've seen a lot of cool stuff come out of the shop and Christian was responsible for the work on the last two people I've met having been inked there. Check out all the Silk City work that has appeared previously on Tattoosday here.

As for Tara, she's a Roller Derby Girl, who skates under the handle PMA, with the number 24/7,  because she has a Positive Mental Attitude, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

She explained, "I was going through a lot of stuff in my life a couple years ago and finally I had clarity ... so the lotus symbolizes ... clarity."

As for the butterfly, Tara told me that her butterflies "symbolize change and freedom."

Tara elaborated, saying that she brought three pictures in for reference [there's a monarch butterfly on her inner arm] and Christian "made it his own," in part by adding the design that represents the wind.

When I asked Tara how many tattoos she has, she said, "I lost count."

Thanks to Tara for sharing these stunning tattoos with us here on Tattoosday! Keep on skating with that positive mental attitude!

If you want to see more of Tara's ink, you can glimpse it on various videos on her YouTube channel here. She talks a lot about Vegan and Gluten-free recipes. I'm including one below that features her skating on the Shore Road promenade where I met her:

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